Mixed-use development in the works to replace Memorial Club Apartments

Rendering of phase I of the Greystar development at 904 Wescott (Meeks + Partners)

An architect’s rendering shows the first phase planned for the development that will replace the Memorial Club Apartments on the Westcott roundabout in the Rice Military area.

Charleston, S.C.-based Greystar took over the 1980s-era apartments at 904 Wescott last year and previously said the older complex would be redeveloped into a new complex in two stages, with a mixed-use component. The name of the new development will be Elan Memorial Park.

The rendering by architects Meeks + Partners shows the first phase, a five-story, steel-frame building with 297 units on 3.8 acres with retail below.

The apartment complex sits on each side of Westcott near Washington Avenue, and the east side will be developed before the west side, Greystar officials have said.

Construction is expected to start later this year.

This redevelopment project is part of a larger trend in Houston, where developers target older apartment complexes to capitalize on the demand for high-end Inner Loop living.